Pa. Department Names Lawthorne Deputy

Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken announced the appointment of Sarah H. Lawhorne as Deputy Insurance Commissioner for the Office of Policy, Planning and Administration.
Lawhorne will oversee the department’s legislative, communications,
technology and policy efforts. The job also includes administration and budget responsibilities.
Lawhorne joined the department in 2002 as a special assistant to the
commissioner. She also served as the deputy insurance commissioner for the Office of Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund (Mcare), where she helped facilitate Governor Rendell’s medical malpractice liability reform initiatives.
Prior to joining the department, she was the president and COO of a
liability insurance company. Lawhorne holds a BS from Kalamazoo College, Michigan, and a J.D. from Hastings College of Law, California.